Abahani Limited cricket team

Abahani Limited cricket team has played List A cricket in the Dhaka Premier League since 2013–14. It has won the title in 2015–16, 2017–18, 2018–19, 2022–23 and 2023–24. In Twenty20 cricket, it also won the 2021 Dhaka Premier Division Twenty20 Cricket League.

Abahani Limited was founded by Sheikh Kamal, the eldest son of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, the founding president of Bangladesh. The club has always had close ties with the Awami League.^[1]

Between 1974–75, when the Dhaka Premier League was formed, and 2012–13, Abahani Limited won the competition 17 times. Their victories included the inaugural season of 1974–75 and three instances of three championships in a row.^[2]

Since the competition gained List A status in 2013–14, Abahani have continued to be the most successful team, winning five of the nine tournaments. In 2023–24 they became the first team in the League's List A history to win every match in a season.^[3]

• 2013–14: 4 wins from 10 matches, finished ninth
• 2014–15: 10 wins from 16 matches, finished fourth
• 2015–16: 11 wins from 16 matches, champions
• 2016–17: 12 wins from 16 matches, finished third
• 2017–18: 12 wins from 16 matches, champions^[4]
• 2018–19: 13 wins from 16 matches, champions^[5]
• 2019–20: Abandoned
• 2021–22: 9 wins from 15 matches, finished fourth
• 2022–23: 14 wins from 16 matches, champions
• 2023–24: 16 wins from 16 matches, champions
• 2024–25: 14 wins from 16 matches, champions

• 2018–19: 1 win from 2 matches, second in Group A
• 2019–20: Not held
• 2021: 12 wins from 16 matches, champions^[6][7]

Since the Dhaka Premier League gained List A status, Abahani Limited's highest score is 142 by Tamim Iqbal, and the best bowling figures are 7 for 58 by Saqlain Sajib. Both took place in the last match of the 2015–16 season, in which Abahani clinched their first List A title.^[8]

Players with international caps are listed in bold

Name	Nat	Batting style	Bowling style	Notes
Batters
Nazmul Hossain Shanto		Left-hand bat	Right-arm off break
Parvez Hossain Emon		Left-hand bat
Jishan Alam		Right-hand bat	Right-arm off break
Mominul Haque		Left-hand bat	Slow Left-arm Orthodox
All-rounders
Mosaddek Hossain		Right-hand bat	Right-arm off break	Captain
SM Meherob		Right-hand bat	Right-arm off break
Mrittunjoy Chowdhury		Left-hand bat	Left-arm fast-medium
Mahfuzur Rahman Rabby		Left-hand bat	Slow left-arm orthodox
Wicketkeepers
Shamsul Islam		Right-hand bat
Mohammad Mithun		Right-hand bat	-
Shahriar Komol		Right-hand bat	-
Spin Bowlers
Rakibul Hasan		Left-hand bat	Slow left-arm orthodox
Naimur Rahman Noyon		Left-hand bat	Slow left-arm orthodox
Bowlers
Ripon Mondol		Right-hand bat	Right-arm fast-medium
Nahid Rana		Right-hand bat	Right-arm fast
Mehedi Hasan		Right-hand bat	Right-arm fast-medium
Anamul Haque		Right-hand bat	Right-arm fast-medium